Thank you, Mr. Chair.
This particular amendment allows for a refugee to apply for permanent residence once they have actually been cleared and approved as a refugee. The first amendment dealt with the mandatory detention, which penalized refugees. This is another area in which the refugee is once again being penalized.
Under the current legislation, if a refugee is designated, unfortunately they are not going to be able to sponsor a family member from abroad for at least five years. The purpose or the intent of this particular amendment is to deal with that particular issue, so that the individual does not have to wait the five years before they are able to sponsor someone.
That's the essence of the amendment, as I understand it.